Saving with 6abc: Read eBooks for free

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- You may have noticed lots of people on the beach this summer with Kindles, Nooks or other digital readers. But according to Mary Hunt, the blogger behind "Everyday Cheapskate" you don't need to spend a lot on a fancy device, or on eBooks, to take advantage of the digital reader trend.

If you don't have an eReader, you can download free software that will turn just about any smartphone, computer or tablet into one.

And once you've done that, there are plenty of ways to get free books.

First, check with your local library. If you have a library card, you can likely borrow eBooks, much as would traditional books. They stay on your device for a certain number of weeks, and once you're done with them, they disappear.

Also, check both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Each month, Amazon offers free Kindle titles and Barnes and Noble offers free Nook books.

If you want to read the classics, you'll find about 150 of them available for free downloads on Open Culture.com.

Other great sources are Internet Archive, which is a non-profit digital archive and ManyBooks.net.